Neck-yoke



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J.F. KELLOGG. NECK YOKE No. 471,643. 'Patent'ed Mar. 29, 1892.

@1724. flaw UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. KELLOGG, OF MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOAARON P. GOULD, JOHN G. SKELTON, AND ALBERT HOEFFER, OF

' CANTON, OHIO.

NECK-YOKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,643, dated March29, 1892.

Application filed December 3; 1891- Serial No 413,850- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs F. KELLOGG, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mitchell, county ofDavison, State of South Dakota, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Neck-Yokes, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings,making part of this specification.

combination of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed outin the claim.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings. is a view in perspective of apole-tip and neckyoke ring, illustrating my invention; Fig. 2, a sectionthrough the pole-tip and neck-yoke ring; Fig. 3, a view comprising aclasp to embrace the yoke and the neck of the ring, a

fragment of which is shown.

Letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the figuresof the drawings.

A represents a wagon-pole, having at itsfront end a metallic tip orthimble portion B to embrace the end of the pole. About said tip isprovided an annular flange or stop O.

The neck-yoke D is turned tapering from a central line, as a, to theends. is provided having portions 12 1), adapted to embrace the yoke andconform to the taper on either side of the line a, by which end movementof the clasp is prevented. As shown, the two portions 1) and b of theclasp are connected by an offset portion c,in which is providedsemicircular portions d d, which when the flange portions e are broughttogether and secured by rivets, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, will form acircular aperture or ring adapted to embrace the neck portion of the dogF, link O, or yoke-ring H, by which construction the parts F, G, and Hare swiveled to the yoke. To the dog F is pivotally secured theyoke-ring H, at the lower portion of which A clasp, as E,

is provided a hook f to engage the flange O in operating the parts, asshown in Fig. 1. While the yoke is free to swing or swivel about the dogF, a forward movement will cause the lower end g of the dog F to bite orengage the tip B and raise the hook f up to engage the flange 0, thussecurely holding the yoke in engagement with the pole.

Calling attention to what is shown in Fig. 2, which differs from thatshown in Fig. 1 only in removing the lower end portion 2 of the dog F,the upper end portions serve as a link J, bywhich the yoke is allowed toswing forward and back over the ring 'H, which is secured to the flange0 by the hook For close hitching or carriage-work I prefer that the ringH have formed thereon a neck, as h, and head g and hook f, diametricallyopposite the neck, to be embraced by the semi-.

circular portions d d of the clasp e, thus forming the ring H and theyoke, the hook f to engage the flange O, by which the yoke is secured tothe tip and pole.

The prime object of my invention, as has been shown and described, is toprovide a practical and inexpensive means by which the pole of a wagonmay be secured from falling and the team secured thereto in the case ofa detached lug or the breaking of asingletree, thereby preventingserious injury and probably loss oflife and property.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a pole and neck-yoke of the tip provided with astop 0, of a 'dog or pawl having one of its ends connected with theyokebyaswivel-joint,theothertohaveabiting engagement with thetip, a ringH, pivotally secured to said dog, and the hook f to engage the stopO,substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 23d day ofOctober,A. D. 1891.

JAMES F. KELLOGG. Witnesses:

W. K. MILLER, CHAS. R. MILLER.

